Zócalo main square

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The Zócalo main square is the vast historic central plaza of Mexico City, surrounded by important civic and religious buildings and serving as a focal point for public gatherings and national events.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site ⓘ
public square ⓘ
colloquialName Zócalo ⓘ
coordinateLocation 19.4326°N 99.1332°W ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
flagLoweredBy Mexican Armed Forces ⓘ
flagRaisedBy Mexican Armed Forces ⓘ
formerName Plaza Mayor ⓘ
Plaza de la Constitución ⓘ
governingBody Government of Mexico City ⓘ
hasCentralFeature large Mexican flag ⓘ
hasTransportationConnection Zócalo/Tenochtitlan metro station ⓘ
hasUse civic ceremonies ⓘ
concerts ⓘ
cultural events ⓘ
festivals ⓘ
national celebrations ⓘ
political demonstrations ⓘ
public gatherings ⓘ
religious events ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
hostsEvent Grito de Dolores ceremony ⓘ
Independence Day celebrations ⓘ
cultural exhibitions ⓘ
political rallies ⓘ
presidential addresses ⓘ
public concerts ⓘ
religious processions ⓘ
inception 16th century ⓘ
languageOfPlaceName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Mexico City ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Mexico City ⓘ
locatedInDistrict Cuauhtémoc ⓘ
locatedInHistoricRegion Valley of Mexico ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Mexico City ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone UTC−05:00 ⓘ
UTC−06:00 ⓘ
locatedNear Templo Mayor ⓘ
locatedOn site of former Aztec ceremonial center ⓘ
namedAfter Constitution of Cádiz ⓘ
officialName Plaza de la Constitución ⓘ
partOf Historic Center of Mexico City ⓘ
pavingMaterial stone ⓘ
shape rectangular ⓘ
surfaceArea approximately 46,800 square meters ⓘ
surroundedBy Federal District buildings ⓘ
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral ⓘ
National Palace ⓘ
commercial buildings ⓘ
historic streets ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Bell Tower of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City → visibleFrom → Zócalo main square ⓘ
subject linked to: south bell tower
Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas 2 → nearPublicSquare → Plaza de la Constitución (Zócalo) ⓘ
linked to: Zócalo main square
Allende metro station → nearbyAttraction → Plaza de la Constitución (Zócalo) ⓘ
linked to: Zócalo main square
Puebla de los Ángeles → hasUrbanFeature → central plaza (Zócalo) ⓘ
linked to: Zócalo main square
Edificio de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación → locatedIn → Zócalo area ⓘ
linked to: Zócalo main square
Atlixco → hasCulturalAttraction → zocalo (main square) ⓘ
linked to: Zócalo main square
Mexico City Cathedral → facing → Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución) ⓘ
linked to: Zócalo main square
Pino Suárez metro station → locatedNear → Zócalo area ⓘ
linked to: Zócalo main square